Hand bag



S. MILLER ug. l, 1,933.

HAND BAG Filed Feb.

INVENTOR lll Vil/ll Patented Aug. 1933 arf ` My invention' relates to handbags more particularly to ladies handbags, and has for its gen- .eral object to provide such article with a special pocket I or receptacle suitable for vcontaining 5 cigarettes, currency, and other articles in acon-` venient and advantageous manner. The present inventionis characterized by the provision within` v a ladies` handbag or" a novelvand improved receptacle which isjso positioned and mounted within the handbag that it `occupies a minimum o i spiace, is easily accessible and does not inter-v lferejvwith `the accessibilityoi other articlescon- ,tained inthe bag, Vdoes not alter the shape or contour of thebag and does not appreciably increase the bulkthereof, and at the same Itime is simple 'and inexpensivev in construction and easily attached to the bag. f

@In the preferred-iorm of the invention, the ren ceptacle vis normally closed and its contents not visible upon opening of the bag, but its interior is readily exposed'toyiew upon the operation of means located atfor upon the exterior of. the f bag; The 'receptacle may comprise a sliding member adaptedto receive any suitable article 25 suchjascigarettes, currency, powder puffs, etc., a casing being preferably provided for Vhousing the sliding; member, suchl sliding` member being adaptedfito be movedinto vposition to facilitate access to the contents thereof without requiring insertion, of the hand ,of the owner into the inl terior of the b ag. .'Thus, the receptacle may comprise acasing member attached to the inner side or .surface of the front wall ofthe handbag, and

a slide memberv "within Vthe casing member prowallof the bag.` Upon operation of the n'ger piece, as by moving the same upwardly, the sliding membermay be kraised above the upper edge of .the frontwall of the bag to as great an eX- tent as is convenient ornecessary to bring the lconteiits Vof the slide within easy handling reach;

i/Vhere the receptacle is designed to receive `cigarettesfa pocket for a box or book of matches r maybe provided adjacent to thereceptacle.

Y*In` a ,further development of theinv'ention, a

cover member is provided for the slide member,

such cover member being arranged and constructed to open automatically astheslide mem'- .l Aber'is raised and to v"close automaticallylas the slidemeinber is lowered. In.v its lowered posif tion, the top edgegof .the slide with the, cover thereon may be more or less flush with the. top r Yedge of the` front wall of the bag, the covermem ber effectively closing'theslide and thereby sealvided with aiinger' piece attached thereto and extending through a suitable slot in said front ing the interior of the latter vin a neat and efiicient manner.

My invention will bey further describedwith the aid of the accompanying drawing which illustrates by way of example a preferred embodiment of the invention. In said drawing, y

Fig. 1 is a perspective'view of an openedbag provided with a sliding receptacle, the sliding ,member being shown in raised position;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionV through the bag showing a rear view ofthe frontiwallvof the bag and the 1 attached receptacle;I b n f Fig. 3 is a central vertical .section through the receptacie and the front walloi the l,bag in the open position shown in Fig.' 1; and, v f Y Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 butl showing the receptacle in the closed condition.

Referring to the drawing, the handbag is shown generallyr at 10 in thev formb'of what is commonly called an envelope bag, although the invention is notv restricted to this'` type of bag. VThe front wall of the' bag is indicatedat 11,` and the cover flap' at 12. Suitable closure mechanism, such as the snap fastener 13,14, fis provided on the wall llan'dlap 12 in any knownor approved manner.

The bag may be providediwith one or more partif tions15', to ,which may be'attached or which may embodyone or more pocketsfora mirror, change purse, etc., in a manner `well understood in the art. Theseparts` of thehandbag form no part of the present inventionand havetherefore not been illustrated in detail.l

Inaccordance with"the"present invention, and

infthepreferred embodiment thereof, a receptacle for cigarettes, currency, etc. is provided upon the inside of the front wall 11 of the handbag.` This receptacle comprises a casing member 16 of channel `form in horizontal cross-section and provided wi'thlateral and bottom ilapsf17 which are adaptled to be vinserted between the iront wall 11 and the li'ningl of such wall the parts 11, 17 and 18 being then secured.4 `to each other by rowsV of stitching 19 (Fig. 2) The casing may be made of cardboard, metal, wood or other suitable material covered ontheoutside, or upon both the outside and inside. with a liningj20 ofthe same material as the lining of the bag, or of any other suitable material'.l v The .casing member 16 receivesandis adapted to house a sliding member, 2l, whose height is slightly less Vthan `that of the vcasing Amember, or a purpose to be described hereinbelow. The sliding member may be made of the same material as the casingr Amemberv and includes a rear wall 22, a iront wall`23', side walls 24, and a botico ' l the design.

tom wall 25. As shown more clearlyin Fig. 4, the front wall of the slide member is Vlower than the rear wall and contacts and moves along the inside surface of the front wall 11 ofthe bag. The slide member is actuated by means of a iinger piece 26 which is attached in any suitable manner to the front wall of the slide member and passes through an elongated vertical `slot 27 in the front wall. 11 of the handbag. Thus by pushing upwardly Von the linger piece 26 thelslide member 2l" is raised as shownin Figs. 1 and 3;

' while downward movement of the linger piece causes withdrawal of the slide within the casing;

The side walls of the slot '27 member (Fig. 4). maybe provided with metallic or other guiding and wear resisting means 28, such means also serving for decorative purposes, if 'desiredl The front wall of the slide member, or at leastA that portion of it which is'visible through the slot 27 is preferably made of or covered with thesame kmaterial as the outer surface of thefront wall l1 ofthe bagl in order tomaintain the harmony of As can be seen more clearlyfrom Fig.I 3, when the slide member is in its uppermost position,

Y the topi edge of the front wallof such member is approximately iiush withvor below the adjacent upper edge of the front wall of the bag, Vso that fora given vdegree of movement of the slide, the

4maximum possible spacefis available to the user of, the bag foraccess to the interior of the slide member. On" the other hand, when the-'slide member is in itslowermost position, the top of the vcasing member 16 and the fupperedg'e of the rear' wall 22 of theslide member are approximately ,ilush' with-the upper edgeoi, the wall 11,

thereby' presenting no impediment to easy access to the spacein the bag to the rear of the receptacle 16', '21" and at the'fsame time presenting ay neat and pleasing appearance. Y v Means vare also provided for covering the slide member tol prevent e escape of the contents there-` of and at thesame'timeikeep such contentsnormally 'not exposedto view, and alsofurtherto improve the neatness and appearancev of thebag.

' In the form ofthe invention illustrated, thecover member is constructed to operate automatically as theslide-member is raised orlowered to open or close 'the bag, respectively. The cover member proper is shown at 29"and is hingedly connected to ther krrar wall ,or the casing 16 /byyme'ans ofj the lining thereof, as shOWIll at '30 such lining be-V ing extended to encase ,theV cover member and being 4attached to the Acasing member 16 by the row of stitching 3l.v` The lining material for the cover Y extends beyond the frontedge thereof 'and is connected, asby stitching, to the upper edge portion of the rear walll 272 of the' slidingmember. The free or unattached forwardly extended portion of the lining of the cover is about equal in width to the width of thecover member itself, so that the range of movement vof the slide is equalto approximately twice thewidth of the cover mein-f' bei.y it will be `understan that bymaking the extended portion of thelining longer Vor shorter the range of movement of the slide can be varied.4

In any case, the rear wall of the slide member is sufciently lower in height'than the rear wall of the casing member to cause the slide'rnem'b'erto pulltheextendedlining taut and( thereby'pull the Vcover toits closed positionY when the slide member vis- "broughtto Aits'lowerm'ost position, soV 4as automatioallyto cause closing of the cover when' theslide member is lowered.V Inthe preferredY n form `ofthe invention'illustrated, they outer verf .casingwithout any appreciable lost movement,

so that the vertical length of the slot 27 may be kept at a minimum. As the slide member is 'raised, the rear wall thereof pushes the cover open, after which the slide has an additional vertical movement whose extent is determined by the width'of the extendedl lining portion of the cover.

As can be seen from the drawing, a portion at thetop ofthe front wall 11 of the handbag is cut away to provide a recess whose lower edge is substantially on a level with the upper edge of the casing 16.l vThe sliding member can thus be raised a sufhcient distance above the lower edge of the recess'to expose' the contents of the same, such as cigarettes, and the necessityfor raising the receptacle an( equivalent distance above the upper Vedge of the wall ofthe bag is avoided andthe cigarettes orother fragile contents Vthereby protected to a greater degree against injury.

*My improved receptacle is characterized by extreme compactness, and as a container, for example, "for cigarettes, has vthe advantage over thefc'ommon packages forcigarettes that it is of to as large an extent the bulk of the handbag. As vthereceptacle can conveniently be made to extendfover the whole length of the handbag, its

smaller thickness and therefore does not increase capacity can be made at least as great as that of theladies metal cigarettecases now in common use, and it has the ,further advantage' over Such cases that it is far less,Y expensive to make, is lighter in weight, and is not liable to misplacementor loss.l lThe receptacler can be easily made of inexpensive material and covered with the. 1ining oi the bag, and canV be readily mounted within the bag during'the manufacturek thereof. If desired, a small pocket 33 may be provided at the side of thereceptacle 16, 21 for receiving a box or book of matches 33. This pocket may be made oftheilining material of the bag, and sewn to the front wall of thebag. j

'Various other modifications of the invention of the invention. fThus, instead of operating the slide member 21 by means of a pushing or pulling element 26, such member may be actuated'bymeansdof a rotating finger piece whose movement is convertedinto. rectilinear movement of the slide in vany suitable manner, as by means of a rack lor pinion or through suitable'cam mechanism. Theslide member may also be raised by means of a rodlribbon or other means positioned between the iront wall of the bag and the slide member where it is desiredto avoid puncturing the wall 4of thebag.

I claim:

sided casing member secured to the inner Aface of the front wall of the bag, 'a'sliding receptacle po- -sitioned in said casing, and a linger piece attached Vtothe sliding receptacle andV extending through 150 theY frontwall of the handbag, the said wall being Y 1. The combination with ahandbag, of anopenprovided with an elongatedslot for said finger piece to accommodate the movements vof the latter. 2. The combination with a handbag, of a casing member attached to the inside face of one of the outer walls of the bag, said casing being at least partly open at the frontside thereof facing the said Wall of the bag, a sliding receptacle movable Within said casing, said outer Wall having an open means connecting; the front edge of themcover member with the rearwall of the receptaclefandA of such length that as the receptacle reaches its lowermost position theI cover rmember is pulled into its closed position.

3. A hand-bag containing a sliding receptacle positioned within the handbag and movable along the inside face of one of the outer Walls of the vhand-bag, with means for guiding lthe receptacle.

said outer vWall having an opening therein, means associated with said receptacle and passing through said opening and engageable from the exterior of said wall for sliding said receptacle withvthe said outer Wall of the bag.

inthe handbag, and along said inside face of the outer Wall to bring the contents of the receptacle into view at themouth of the handbag, including a casing member for said receptacle, said casing *member being completelyvopen at the side facing the outer Wall'of the bag and being fastened to 4 4. Thecombination with a handbag, of a casing member attached to the inside face of one of the outer walls'of the bag, said casing being at least partly` open at the front side thereof 'facing the said wall of the bag, a sliding receptacle movable within said casing,lsaid outer Wall having an opening in alignment with the opening at the'front side of said casing, and means associated with said receptacle and passingthrough-said openings and engageable from the-exterior of said Wall for sliding said receptacle to bring the contents thereof into View, a portion at the top of the front Wall of the handbag being cut away to provide a recess whose lower edge isbelow the top edge of the rey mainder of the Wall, the upper edge of the casing being substantially in line with the lower edge of the recess, and said opening being of a length corresponding to the extent of movement of the receptacle, and means connecting the sliding receptacle and casing to limit the upward movement of the receptacle to approximately the upper edge of the handbag Wall.

SAMUEL MILLER. 

